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Abstract

An International Civil Service Commission is to be established, a new era inaugurated, in 1974. These situations are fraught with dangers and demand both thought and action on our part. Wait and see is not always a good guide. "by the street of By-and-By," says Cervantes, "you arrive at the house of Never." In fact, the present moment is critical in the history of the international service of the United Nations family. New approaches, new concepts are being investigated and their possibilities are being assessed in practical terms. It would be little short of a disaster if, at a time when staff' collaboration is being solicited, when our views are being sought On a number of is use, we should prove incapable of the internal discipline required to present a unified front of the sort which we achieved last year, for example, in our preparation for the Salary Review Committee.